Refugee Survey Quarterly
Volume 34 Issue 1 March 2015
http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/current

Special Issue: The Role of International Organizations and Human Rights Monitoring Bodies in Refugee Protection

Introduction: The Role of International Organizations and Human Rights Monitoring Bodies in Refugee Protection
María-Teresa Gil-Bazo*
PhD in International Law; Senior Lecturer in Law (Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University); Research Associate (Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford).
Abstract
Developments in international law in the field of asylum, including the development of regional legal and institutional frameworks, have resulted in an increasing complexity and fragmentation that deserves revisiting. In this view, this Special Issue of the Refugee Survey Quarterly enquires into the role of international organizations and international human rights monitoring bodies in the protection of refugees. Despite the lack of an explicit mandate to receive communications from individuals regarding their immigration status, these monitoring bodies have developed a sound body of case-law on the rights of non-nationals in relation to the entry and stay, as well as non-removal from their countries of asylum. Their work in fact suggests that we may be witnessing a change in paradigm as international human rights law evolves beyond the prohibition of refoulement into the positive obligations of States. This has the potential for opening new ways for studying refugee protection under international law in a holistic manner.
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Refugee Protection under International Human Rights Law: From Non-Refoulement to Residence and Citizenship
María-Teresa Gil-Bazo Refugee Survey Quarterly (2015) 34 (1): 11-42 doi:10.1093/rsq/hdu021

Time for Reform? Refugees, Asylum-seekers, and Protection Under International Human Rights Law
Colin Harvey
Refugee Survey Quarterly (2015) 34 (1): 43-60 doi:10.1093/rsq/hdu018

Recent Jurisprudence of the United Nations Committee against Torture and the International Protection of Refugees
Fernando M. Mariño Menéndez
Refugee Survey Quarterly (2015) 34 (1): 61-78 doi:10.1093/rsq/hdu019

Reframing Relationships: Revisiting the Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination in Light of Recent Human Rights Treaty Body Jurisprudence
David James Cantor
Refugee Survey Quarterly (2015) 34 (1): 79-106 doi:10.1093/rsq/hdu017

International Protection in Court: The Asylum Jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU and UNHCR
Madeline Garlick
Refugee Survey Quarterly (2015) 34 (1): 107-130 doi:10.1093/rsq/hdu020